Dr. Teo (left and right) came under fire because of his hefty bills – but Dr. Teo says that most of the money goes to the costs of private hospitals and he recently received only $ 8,000 from a $ 120,000 operation

Dr. Teo came under fire after a prominent Sydney urological expert, Professor Henry Woo, criticized the system whereby patients now have to raise funds online to pay for their operations.

Dr. Woo counted 113 GoFundMe pages this week dedicated to sourcing funds for Dr. Woo. Teo to work under different conditions – and then fired at a series of tweets.

Abused by Twitter trolls: Teo critic Dr. Henry Woo

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There is something serious going on when a terminally ill girl with a brain tumor has to raise $ 120,000 for an operation that Dr. Charlie Teo has offered for $ 60-80K, & # 39; he wrote.

& # 39; If it was a valid operation, it could / should be performed in the public system under Medicare. & # 39;

Dr. Teo, 61, has shot back – he says he only takes home $ 8,000 for a treatment that costs $ 120,000. He would work for free if he could, he claimed.

The public fight has become ugly, with Dr Woo – a respected prostate cancer professional – tackling an attack of abuse and being driven out of social media.

The & # 39; price of hope & # 39;

A number of doctors, speaking on condition of anonymity, say that part of Dr. Woo & # 39; s criticism of Dr. practices Teo is valid.

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But Laura is by no means alone with patients who are Dr. Have supported Teo in public and told Daily Mail Australia: & # 39; You can't count on it (hope). & # 39;

Her father's surgery in 2007 cost the family about $ 50,000, of which two-thirds was covered by private health insurance.